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Colin George Ashbridge

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Colin George AWMM
  • Surname
    Ashbridge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 11319 AWMM
    • Borneo 11319 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 11319 AWMM
    • Borneo 11319 AWMM
  • Military service
    Colin Ashbridge was the Supply Officer on HMNZS Endeavour II for Operation Deep Freeze from January to December 1973. This was an Antarctic resupply mission with the additional purpose of scientific research. AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    Borneo 17 January 1966 Borneo R12457722
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Colin Ashbridge was the husband of Rita Ashbridge and father of Barry, Pauline, Geoffrey and Christopher Ashbridge.

    Supply Officer, Supply and Secretariat Divisional Officer, Tresurer of Ship's Laundry and Entertainment fund, Wardroom wine Caterer, Special sea duty- NIL, Action stations- Roving AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    11 November 2006 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald 15 November 2006 AWMM
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand Antarctic Veterans Association.
    http://antarctic.homestead.com/navy.html
    Sources Used
  • References
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald 15 November 2006 AWMM
    • Yearly - Half - Yearly Returns - Nominal List of Officers Borneo (Navy) 1964 – 1967, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ABFK 739572/7/15 173/1 (R12457722) AWMM
    • Yearly - Half - Yearly Returns - Nominal List of Officers Borneo (Navy) 1964 – 1967, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ABFK 739572/7/15 173/2 (R12457723) AWMM

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